... saying but she now calls this "wa wa." 4. When I give her some banana, I always peel it for her and slice it. Today, as John carried her past the bunch of bananas, she reached out for one. John gave her the whole thing and next thing you know, she's got it peeled including those stringy pieces and has eaten half of it. Miss Independent! 5. She knows when it's nap or bedtime and will say "night-night" and walk to her crib. ...

Our first stop on the road to South America was an overnight in Dallas, Texas on Spencer's B-day. So, I scouted out a famous BBQ place that was close to the airport and our hotel - Hard Eight Texas BBQ was it! We ordered a tray of meat - seriously. We chose a sampler tray of different meat including; beef brisket, chicken jalapeno poppers, spicy sausage, and some beef skewers plus we added corn on the cobb. Everyone's favorite was the beef ...

... was an accurate depiction of the Oval Office. We could walk around, sit in the chairs and even have our picture taken at his desk – even though it is not the real Oval Office, it gave us such a sense of awe to sit there and envision all that had taken place in that room. All throughout the Museum, there were lots of references to his Dad and how much George W. depended on him – very touching.

... pool facilities, saw the empty restaurant and bar, and wandered inside the gift shop for a few seconds, where I decided not to buy my shot glass or postcard, as they seemed pretty expensive. We made our way back to the hotel, where my mom passed out again, and I turned on the game.

As the Packers destroyed the Falcons, I realized that the shuttle could take us to a nearby restaurant for dinner, instead of ordering Chinese takeout (I also found out that the take ...